Tweeting made easier

2010-08-16 08:23

San Francisco - Tweeting your favourite stories may be getting a little easier.

Twitter is trying to make the process more convenient with the introduction of a "tweet" button that websites can place alongside their content.

The button serves as an invitation to Twitter's legion of users to share what they're reading without having to copy and paste the web link.

Pressing the button automatically creates a shortened link that appears in a pop-up box tied to the Twitter user's account.

A comment can be added next to the link, staying within the 140-character limit of Twitter's messaging service.

Twitter's new sharing tool is similar to a "retweet" button that another service called TweetMeme has offered publishers since early 2009.

TweetMeme is teaming up Twitter on the new button.

- SAPA

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